Includes index.

Introduction to the English legal system and the courts -- The courts, small business and the law-making process -- The legal profession -- Alternative dispute resolution -- European community law and human rights -- Comparative legal systems: civil law, US law, Japanese law, People's Republic of China, Sharia and Hindu law -- Contract law and e-commerce -- Consumer law and the tort of negligence -- Sole traders, partnerships and business names -- Company law -- Employment law -- Intellectual property law.